TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 9855

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 9855 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sun, 06 Feb 1977 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

9855, 1977-007C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

Martin Marietta

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSTAGE, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,950 kg wet, ~1,950 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1977-02-06 (48 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Nozzle, 4.6 m

Radar Cross Section

14.974 m²

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B
1 09855U 77007C   25133.42820069 -.00000023  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 09855   4.4243 274.4437 0016140  37.3803 322.7448  1.00202759 21350

Epoch: 2025-05-13T10:16Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T10:16:36.539Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-111.14676°

Altitude

35,751.526 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 17m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-4.45144°

Longitude

158.58205°

Altitude

35,847.372 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 13m 21s

Apparent Declination

-11° 09' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:41:38

Azimuth

188.876° SSW

Elevation

38.504°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,875.104 km

Perigee altitude

35,738.93 km

Semi-major axis

42,185.154 km

Eccentricity

0.001614

Inclination

4.4243°

RAAN

274.4437°

Arg. of periapsis

37.3803°

True anomaly

322.63266°

Mean anomaly

322.7448°

Eccentric anomaly

322.68875°

Mean motion

0.2505 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1437.14 mins

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1977 (1977-02-06 UTC)

OPS 3151, 9803

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 9808 (Decayed)

OPS 3151 DEB, 9856

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-05-14 04:13:27.362Z	188.872° SSW	2025-05-14 16:19:27.362Z	190.366° SSW	36.767°	2025-05-15 04:13:27.362Z	189.221° SSW

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